Courtesy of PEGADropkick Murphys‘ Streaming Outta Fenway livestream concert, which featured a special, remote appearance from Bruce Springsteen, raised over $700,000 for charity. The online event benefited the Boston Resiliency Fund, Feeding America, and Habitat for Humanity. Held last Friday at an empty Fenway Park, Streaming Outta Fenway marked the first time aRead More →
Funzalo RecordsDoors guitarist Robby Krieger lends his talents to two songs on an upcoming album by virtuoso pianist Ed Roth titled Can’t Find My Way Home, a collection of eight classic-rock covers that’s due out on June 19. Krieger is featured on renditions of the title track, a song originallyRead More →
Terry Quirk/Marquis Enterprises Ltd.Terry Quirk, the artist who painted the psychedelic cover of The Zombies‘ famous 1968 album Odessey & Oracle and the group’s latest record, 2015’s Still Got That Hunger, died Tuesday, June 2, at age 78. The band announced the news in a message posted on its FacebookRead More →
Eagle Rock EntertainmentThe newly restored version of the 1991 INXS concert film Live Baby Live, which was screened in select North American theaters this past December, is now scheduled to be released as a home video in multiple formats on June 26. The movie, which documents a sold-out headlining showRead More →
Debra L Rothenberg/Getty ImagesLast month, ex-Styx singer/keyboardist Dennis DeYoung released a new solo album titled 26 East, Volume 1, a collection of songs partly inspired by his journey to rock glory, which began in his childhood basement playing music with his twin neighbors and future Styx band mates John andRead More →
Courtesy of Rock and Roll Fantasy CampThis week, Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp launched a series of “Masterclass” tutorials presented live by a roster of classic rock artists, and now a new run of interactive online classes have been scheduled from June 13 through June 20. Among the musicians participatingRead More →
Robert Sebree/Blackheart RecordsCherie Currie recorded the 1970s Nick Gilder tune “Roxy Roller” for her latest solo album, Blvds of Splendor. Now, the ex-Runaways singer has teamed up with Gilder and another well-known artist who covered the song — Suzi Quatro — to perform the tune together remotely for a newRead More →
Brad Barket/Getty ImagesA variety of veteran rock musicians, including Billy Joel, Elton John and The Who, are among the many artists participating in “Black Out Tuesday” in solidarity with the black community and the protests over the death of George Floyd. “Billy Joel joins the music industry in support ofRead More →
Peter Wafzig/Redferns via Getty ImagesPeter Gabriel has issued a statement responding to last week’s death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. “Along with the civilised world I was horrified by the racist murder of George Floyd,” the veteran singer/songwriter and longtime human rights activist writes in aRead More →
ABC/ARTURO HOLMESWith an estimated worth of some $452 million, it seems unlikely that Elton John would ever be suffering financially, but the British tabloid The Mail on Sunday claims that the legendary singer has been forced to lay off employees due to the postponement of his Farewell tour. The MailRead More →
